Climate and the Coalition’s new denialism
Nick Feik, In recent months the federal government’s position on climate change has shifted. Not in policy terms: the change has been restricted to its rhetoric. It has a new strategy to avoid responsibility. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has become adept at evading questions on climate change and its links to bushfires and judging by his satisfied expression as he fronted up for ABC’s 7.30 recently, he remains confident he has a form of words that, like armour, journalists will be unable to penetrate…. (subscribers only – or buy the print version) https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/opinion/topic/2020/01/25/climate-and-the-coalitions-new-denialism/15798708009296
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Invite to a Public Meeting:
To consider the implications of the AUKUS pact for the residents of Port Adelaide.
Saturday April 20th, 2 p.m. St Bede’s, 200 Military Rd, Semaphore.
Speakers: Rex Patrick, former Senator and submariner,
Prof. Al Rainnie, political economist,
Sen. David Shoebridge, Federal Greens’ spokesperson on Defence,
Dr Amanda Ruler, Medical Assoc. for the Prevention of War,
David Noonan, conservationist with expertise on nuclear issues,
The speakers will address: • the likelihood of a “jobs bonanza”;
• the national and international political ramifications;
• the need (or lack of ) for nuclear submarines;
• the health impacts of AUKUS and the possibility of nuclear accident or war;
• the implications of the manufacture and operation of nuclear subs, and the problem of waste disposal.
Keep U.S. military expansion out of Australia
Petition EN5543 – Call for termination of the US-Australia Force Posture Agreement
Antinuclear 
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